The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

ROYAL NATIONAL. LIFEBOAT lUTION The ANNUAL GENE fIAL MEETING of this Institution will be hell at the London Tavern, Bishopsg-atestreet, TO-MORROW, at Two o clock preeisely. The Right lion. Sir JOHN S. PAKIGTON, Bart., G.C.8., M.P., in the cha:r. RICHARD LEWIS, Secretary. 11, John-street, Adelphi, March 11. HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY has much satisfaction in announcing to the p etorsublic were that the effort which was made (so far as its propri concer nedl by only one individual holding fifteen shares, to restrain its recent liberality occasion ot the 'ate fearful explosion at Liverpool, has entirely and completely failed, the Vice-Chancellor declaring that as the plaintiff did no. come in o courr for the benefit of the Company the bill must be dismissed with co-ts. The course pursued by this office received in three days the a pp r oval ot proprietors holding - nearly 40,000 shares, irrespec tive of upwaros of 20,000 hell by the directors themselves — making a total of 60,0L0 cut of 04,000 issue d . all It is, withoutex evident ce ption, of the holders of the remaining 34,00 shares would have sirrnified a like acquiesce ..ce if that- had afforded oppor tunity for the act. Th e publlc may now, therefore, be nssured of the conlinu •-nce of the same principle of liberality which has ever dis tinguished this office, supported as it is by the decision ot the Vice-Chance 1. , r. and backed by the prompt and cordial smite cence cf its shareholders. The Royal Insurance Company thankfully acknowledges the generous assiw ar_ce given in the shape of affidavits from the representatives of' the Sun, Phcenix, Royal Exchange, and Alliance, attesting their concurrence in the course taken by the Royal in the ex gratin payment of the losses sus tained—these great companies having the like liberal spirit. themselves a cted in PERCY M. DOVE, Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary of the London Board. 20, Lombard-street, London, E C. itOYAL ENGLIS H OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of 3iiss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING for the Benefit of MISS Louis Pyne, er Managess), THE CROWN Di MON DS : Miss Louisa Miss Susan Fyne, Mrs. A. Cooke; M essrs. H. Corri, Pyne, - Pat.ey, tooke, and W. Harrison. Atter which, the Second Act of THE ss Hile P R s ; UITAN'S DAUGHTER: Miss Lou isa Pyne, Mi Messrs. Ccoke, Paley, and W. Harrison. O n Tuesday, Vir.dnesday, Thursday, and Fr day, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER : Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Hiles ; mossrs. H. Corri, G. Ferren, and W. Harrison. To conclude each evening withA FNCHETTE. .Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. • THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with THE FOITIC MOWBRAYS. Master Percy Roselle. After which, MANFRED. Manfred, Mr. Phelps. To conclude with a new farce, THE ALABAMA. Mr. G. Belmore and Miss Lydia Thompson. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. TfHEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. — Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE DAISY. After which, BUNKUM MULLER. Mr. Sothern. To be followed by OUR AMERICAN COUSIN : Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, Hill, Harris, Snowden, &c And AN UNLUCKY MORTAL : Mr. W. Farren and Miss M. Harris. Commence at 7. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--. Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. And JACK'S ARRIVAI4,FROM CANTON. ROYAL. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DF.SIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENLNG, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD : Messrs. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Moreland; Misses Percy, Pauline Leclercq, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. fetter which, at Eight o'clock, the 108th Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle;," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal character by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brougham, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee,and a,fiss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is inade to the WM:matt; Of Boxes, Box-laces, or Stalls, either for play 13)11s or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and that the Attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 3. Commence at 7. ITEW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHL- Bole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. THE PRETTY HORSEBREA.KER r. J. L. Took and Miss Woolgar. _ _ - • At Eight, LEAH . Miss Bate nan, supported by Messrs, A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Bilington, Stuart, Stephenson. Eburne ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billing-ton. To conclude with. 6th time, THE AREA BELLE : IkTesers. J. L. Toole. P. Bedford, homer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H Lewis. Commence at 7. ISS BATEMAN.—LEAH.—EVERY EVEN IN.—OnSATURD NY, the 145th and l,st ni ,, ht be foi Easter Monday, when Miss Batement will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish maid:n until further not 'e In ..rder *o give due effect to tide most remarkable sucs a I; of the se son, ea; ire , y new so nery by the celebrated ar lets Messrs. Ranson and :one, and Thomps n, and new dr se and appo ntmente have been prepared for its produc tio-.-1 In consequence of the pressing and numerous applica.f. 'ons at the Box-offi,e, arrangement- have now been made by which Seats m•y obtainel a Fortnight in Ad- N E, iIL E uI N T JA M N O I N IN DA I Y V N E E B x S T TE 3 p arc i h n n the DEAD R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Mat'agement of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LININ G every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. S tirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every eve.uing. The following eminent artistes are enraged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford. Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling:, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, Mrs. Howard Paul, Mr. J. Clark, and Mrs. Charles Matlews. THIS EVENING. and during the Week, at 7 o'c'ock, UNDER THE ROSE. Mr. Ashley, Miss A. Cottrell, and Miss Patti Josephs. At a quarter before 8, the new Comedy, by L. Buckinz- L'am,'Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINT 4(3, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John awne. Mr. Montague; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Malthews, Mss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by Mr. Charles Mathews just translated front the French)in his characteristic character of Un Anglais Timitle, entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Several novelties are in preparation. On SATURDAY next, March 19, a variety of entertain ment. for the BENEFIT of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES A.T fLE WS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. To be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. 1; 31ford, Mr. Parselle ; Miss Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS EURYOICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Concluding with MARGATE SANDS. Commence at 7. 711 HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ion be had Every Evening of G. Et. GLtNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4; Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 20. per ton. I Double 21s. per ton 'Pop 255. „ Nut 5........ 19s. Deep ....225. „ well screened and delivered within five miles of their De ts, Westbourne Park - ro ad, W., and 17, South Wharf, P a ddington, W. Best Core Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. 11 . HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRW DAT.—Morning, 6h. 12m.—Afternoon, 6h. 32m. 10- Koßaow.-Morning, 6h. 59m.—Afternoon, 7h. 24m. The Weather--. Sun Office, March 14, 1864, -----•--- This day at Two THERMOMETER. O'clock .................... 60 Barometer-30.01. Wind—S.-Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine. . u Sun, LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1864. i‘ Second thought s ," h ave , happily, just for on ce in a way, proved " better" with the Home Secretary. His decision in regard to the convict HALL —that rather surprising decision (surprising even from Sir G. GRKT) published in our impression of Saturday —was fortunately revised, though it was only revised, so to speak, at the eleventh hour and three qmarters. With the miserable condemned hi mse lf it has been a close run indeed between life and death. This morning he was to his existence a ccor di ng to th e have duly forfeited first determination arrived at by the Home S2ere tarp, and announced through the right hon. baro net's answer to the memorialists. Before midnight it was k nown , h o wever, that additional evidence, backed by the names of yet more and more of those earnest memorialists had induced Sir GEORGE GREY to alter his resolution, the announce. ment of the Home Secretary having so altered h coming tardily, but still opportunely, in the shape of a reprieve. The recollection of the narrew escape eff:cted b 7 the wretch ToWN LET operated AO doubt powerfully, first inthe o ne direction, and afterwards in exactly the opposite direction, with the Home Secretary—driv'mg him, in the first place, to an obdurate refuFhal of the petition made in, HALL'S favour—and then, again, constraining him, upon the yet more urgent renewal of that, petition, to E;rant its prayer by saving the life of the con victed murderer. Sir GEORGE GREY would natu rally shrink from so acting in :regard to the con demned murderer as to afford his critics some show of reason in reprehending him (for so much wholesale leniency) as another saver of murderers almost as systematic in sparing their lives as was his pre dectessor, the late Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS. Yet while recoiling instinctively from running the hazard of so acting as to ensure to himself more effectually this unenviable kind of reputation and of reprobation—the present Home Secretary would upon second thoughts slat ink no less anxiously from that other risk,almost certainty under the actual circumstances, the risk of having his cruel refusal of a reprieve in the case of HALL terribly contrasted with his weak and, as we still think, most cul pable concession of a reprieve in the case of TOWNLEY. Fortunately—not merely for the con vict, but for himself, for his own reputa tion as Home Secretary—Sir GEORGE GREY decided, upon maturer reflection, upon recalling his refusal and sparing the life of HALL. A murderer, and apparently a very deliberate mur derer HALL was : but under what fearful provocation was he not goaded to raise his hand wickedly to the slaying of his victim ! A slight modification of the circumstances of the case, and he would have been held guiltless by the law, had he slain under a sudden impulse of fury not one but two of his fellow creatures—his newly-married wife and her:paramour ! That is, supposing, with the arms innocently in his hands, he might have chanced to surprise them together ! There is an unquestionable boldness in this re vision of his own refusal of the reprieve of HALL, by the Home Secretary. And it will be but justice to bear the fact of it in remembrance in his regard, when the thought of TOWNLEY rises unpleasantly to our recollection. The opening of a Parliamentary Session, in a country that has the good fortune to be under a constitutional Government, ie always a matter of some importance. There are countries, indeed, whore the gathering of representative assemblies is nothing more than a mere form, without life or spirit, since all parties know that nothing will be the result bat a ready acquiescence in all the pro posals of the ruling power. There are other capitals in which the reassembling of the popular delegates is a signal for the outbreak of political hostilities between the ruler and the ruled. We have lately had a striking specimen of such a position, when the opening and closing of the Prussian Chambers became sufficiently important to attract the atten tion of all Europe. The great fight which was to be fought out in Berlin has now lost all its interest in the eyes of the good people of the Fatherland in the absorbing topic of the Danish struggle, but in other parts of the world it is still happily possible to find places where the meeting of the House of Representatives is the principal subject of attention. Among ourselves the opening of Parliament was this year looked for with unwonted anxiety, since matters of vital interest were waiting that free and open discussion which is the mainstay of our poli tical existence. How far we have yet profited by the gathering of our popular representatives, and how much information we have succeeded by their means in extracting from the reluctant occu pants of the Treasury Bench, are questions more easily mired than answered. Pending their settlement, however, it is refreshing to turn to a province in which the deliberations of the Legis lature are encumbered by no such weighty matters as are now perplexing the Cabinets of Europe, and in which questions affecting internal government are the only ones which the community are called upon to settle. The opening of the second session of the eighth Canadian Parliament gives a sample of such a representative assembly; and, to judge from the tenour of the Governor-General's address, there is every indica tion of the favourable progress of the colony. The matters treated of in the speech are of same interest, and relate principally to the farther development of the natural resources and capabilities of the pros vince. Measures are, we are told, in progress for the improvement of the means of inland water cora• munieation, with a view to secure to the colony a larger proportion of the commerce of the western lakes. This will be an important addition to the trade of Canada, and will exercise a beneficial in fluence on its revenue. An outlay for such pur poses is the truest economy, and the wise and far seeing of a poor and embarrassed State will make it their first object not only to reduce the actual expenditure, but to ascertain by what means the national :income may be increased. It is most shortsighted and narrow-minded policy to consider all disbursements that can be avoided as extrava gant and uncalled for. On the contrary, expendi ture for great works of public benefit are the best and safest investment of national capital. It is the want of such wise extravagance that has so long retarded the development of our Indian resources, and which even now leaves vast tracts parched and barren, while the fertilising waters that might be made the source of health and plenty to thousands flow idly through neighbouring lands. In Canada, happily, matters are managed on a different prin ciple, and the Governor expressly directs the attention of the members to such improvements of the Ottawa canals as will assist the development of the valuable and extensive tracts of land drained by the Ottawa and its tributaries. The Canadian have certainly no reason to complain of the lack of water, and they seem determined to make the most of their advantages. They are not, however, content with the means of water communication only, but are pushing forward the extension of their railways. There have been various delays in the construction of the lines be tween Canada and her two sister colonies—Nova Scotia:and New Brunswick, and the survey of the proposed route is not yet completed. The Governor holds out hopes that it will now be shortly accom plished, when the expense and practicability of the undertaking can be more easily considered. Another subject of some colonial importance is the condition of the expanse of country lying to the north-west of the province. It is not very clearly understood how far English rights extend in that quarter, but the Governor has now set an inquiry on foot, whose conclusion will place matters on a clear and settled basis. With regard to the subject of colonial mili tary defence, which has of late years been very fre quently discussed, the Governor merely remaks that he has taken steps for enforcing the Militia acts of the l as t session, and will continue to f u lfil their provi s i ons . A large certainly be a most va defence to the colony , and we do not question tabnadeeiffie the ieffi cient n t hour and emergency every c i tizen capable of bearing arms woad be a volunteer. 'Bu e militiao w dangeru l would t it is a great thing to have energy and enth us i asts s upported by knowledge and experienc e , an d th e C anadi ans would do well to imitate th e example of the mother country in this respect by enro l ling a regular Volunteer fosse PO far as the .equitereehts of drill THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1864 and muster roll could be complied with by the busy colonists. The financial condition of the country is not altogether satisfactory at present, but the Governor promises measures which shall attain the happy end of adjusting the happy end of income and expenditure. Altogether England has good good reason to feel proud of the growth and pro gress of her young &Tendency, and we earnestly trust that no dark cloud of war or disaster may shadow her rising fortunes. The reply of Mr. VILLIERS to the question of Lord R. CECIL, relating to the subject of the recent case of starvation in Bethnal-green, is most unsatis factory. It is, indeed, difficult to follow the right hon. gentleman in his remarks, or to form a very accurate idea of what his object can be in thus glossing over the affair. Lord CECIL very properly asked whether any steps would be taken to investi gate the proceedings. It would seem to have been the proper and natural course to have adopted under the circumstances; but no, the President of the Poor Law Board informs the House that the result of the inquiries he had made was satisfactory. This statement does not accord with the verdict of the jury, who found gross mismanagement to have taken place, and instructed the Coroner to send a report of their ♦erdict to the Poor Law Board. Nothing can excuse the neglect of not instituting a special inquiry into the whole of the circumstances connected with the case, or, above all, to note very particularly the conduct of the relieving officer, and to mark its bearings upon the fatal result which ensued. The impression which was produced upon the minds of those who perused the sad details is not removed by the excuses alleged by those in autho►ity. It is very significant that no attempt is made to extenuate the non-admission of the poor woman to the infirmary of the workhouse. That fact is left alone altogether, and as it is the one im portant point in the whole transaction, such an omission is very conspicuous, and it is incumbent upon all who are at all in any way connected with ,he case either remotely or nearly, directly or indirectly, to afford the most full and complete rejiearsal of their proceedings. It is very necessary that some notice should be taken of this matter in another point of view, and that is to interpose a veto upon the reprehensible practice that prevails in some districts of insisting upon the whole family coming into the house, if but one member of it requires relief or assistance. The very notion of such a thing is an absurdity, and the only probable solution of the enigma is that these laws are laid down so arbitrarily, for the sake of increasing the number of applicants. It is a very frivolous plea that is put forward in extenuation, that no application was made for nutriment. if it had been there is no valid reason to suppose that it would have been of any avail. What grounds are there for assuming that more attention would have been paid to one more than another. Besides , this is altogether begging the question, since the poor sufferer required something more than nutriment. It demands very little knowledge of disease to comprehend that when persons have been reduced by long continued want, food is not so much what they require as other treatment, in the shape of warmth, proper beds, and so on. If the husband were in possession of a small sum weekly, what might support himself and children would not afford the comforts and luxuries indispensable to one hovering on the verge of death. The evi dence of two medical men has certified that the deceased died from starvation, and the expression of opinion on the part of the jury stamps the affair with an importance that deserves credence, and 1 demands care and attention. The husband being An occasional labourer in the docks could not have received money during all the winter, severe and in clement as it has been, and the fact of the poor man's employment is made to read any way that is con venient. He is either well to do, and should sup port his wife at home, or else failing to do this when her health fails from previous privation, he must perforce become a pauper himself, and perhaps throw away his own chance in life, and compro mise the future prospects of his children by sacri ficing his own independence. Until it has been explained by what right, or whose authority, and for what reason, the relieving officer refused to allow the woman to come into the infirmary, the subject ought not to b 3 allowed to drop, nor a stop put to the inquiries on the question, It is too late to do any good in this case, but harm may be pre vented from marring in many similar cases that are sure to take place, and may even now be taking place around us. There can be no more dangerous precedent established than this of permitting re lieving officers to take upon themselves the power to read the rules of the establishment according to their own showing. The best way to arrive at the truth is to clear the case of all complications, by taking up the matter on the broad principle of right and wrong. What are chiefs and subordi nates appointed for—why is public money spent if the primary object is not attained, and a shelter provided for the afflicted poor in their hour of greatest need, and their time of dread extremity. Human life is too fragile in its tenure to be trifled with in such emergencies. While one is arguing nd another expostulating about the propriety of removing the sufferer to the infirmary, or thb de sirability of other modes of treatment, the precious moments go by, and death removes the victim of ceaseless bickering and debate to a sphere where their cruel mockery of mercy can no more obtrude. It is important that the whole system of admission to workhouses in cases of distress and sickness should be brought under careful consideration, and until this is done effectually, there will be no end to the voice of complaint, and the language of murmur ings. If the ends of succour arb not met by the present mode of procedure, it is surely sufficient proof that a change is required, and a heavy respon- sibility will rest upon all those who have the power, but from one reason and another lack the will to introduce the necessary change, and effect the salu tary alterations that are imperatively called for. MR. WYLD, of Charing-cross, has just published a clear and distinct map of the environs of Fredericia, which will be of service to every reader of the Dano-German war. NAPOLEON 111. AND MAXIMILIAN. Nothing can surpass the attention of the Emperor to the Archduke Maximilian since his arrival in Paris. The Arch duke takes every occasion to express his admiration of his Majesty, whom he looks upon as the highest intellect in the world; and the Emperor, on the other hand, thinks that, with time, his Imperial Highness will come up to his own standard. THE NEXT ANNUAL DINNER OF THE ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION will be held next month, with the Bishop of Oxford in the chair. THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD.— A. correspondent of the Gazette de Terronne communicates the following copy of a letter recently written by a soldier to the mayor of a village near Ilam, in answer to a note informing him of his father's death. The brave fellow has learnt to write, certainly, and is a bit of philosopher in his way ; but what most distinguishes him is his original style of spelling : " Je remairei bocou mecieu le mer de la more demon per see et un petit aquecidan qui arive dans le familie. Canta moi je suit a lopital avec use jambro de moin avec la quelle loneurro de vous salu6--S." Tho letter may be thus translated :—" I heartily thank Mr. Mayor for my father's death. It is a little accident which happens in families. As for me, I am in the hospital minus one leg, with which 1 have the honour to salute you." DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.—A woman named Flora Macleod, better known as Widow Macpherson, a native of Inverness, died here on the 25th ult., at the ex traordinary age of 103 years and Eeven mont h si _i nve rnos ?irk'', LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE WAR IN JUTLAND. BOLDING, MARCH 14. The Danish infantry has embarked at Aarhuus, for Fredericia and Alsen. The cavalry have started for Viborg. General von Gablenz has returned from Veile. AUSTRIA. THE AUSTRO TRUSSIAN ALLIANCE. VIENNA, MARCH 11. The official TViener Abendpost contains the fol lowing :—" The Kreuz-zettung announces to-day that Austria and Prussia are completely agreed relative to their u'terior action against Den mark ; the telegraph now confirms this intelligence, which we greet with sentiments of high patriotic satisfaction. We have only to add that the march of the two great Powers into Jutland has been provoked entirely by the attitude of Denmark. The military position which she has assumed in Jutland, the forces which she has concentrated around Fredericia, have decided the Austro. Prussian army not to limit its operations to a strict line of demarcation, the more so as the enemy occu pies a flank position in Jutland, and the allied army stationed before Duppel are constantly exposed to serious risk. Let us add that Denmark is resolved to continue hostilities at sea, and has taken steps for that purpose which undoubtedly justify, and even necessitate the seizure of some object as compen sation. The new co operation of the allies in no degree changes the political programme of their action." BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS, SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 14. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ellora, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 85 passengers, £699 in specie, and 373 packages of general cargo, The Ellora spoke the Ripon on the 10th inst., the Magdalena on the 12th, and the Syria on the 13th. Gibraltar, Maroh 9.—Letters from Tangiere report the death of M. Beclard, French Minister in Morocco. A heavy gale visited Gibraltar on the 5h inst. Eight vessels were standed in the bay, and numerz ous other casualties occurred to other shipping in the harbour. Exchange on London, 90 days, was quoted 507 ; Paris, 5 30; Marseilles, 5 31 to 5 32; Madrid, eight days' sight, par. FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 14. A telegram from Constantinople, fitted the 13th inst., states that Prince Couza adheres to his former declarations upon the secularisation of convent pro- perty. Mehemet Ali has been appointed Minister with out portfolio. BOURSE, March 12.—The market was heavy at the opening, but has since improved, and Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 55c. Mobilier have also advanced, being last quoted at 1,057 f. 50c. Railway Market quiet, but firm. The market be came more buoyant towards the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents .. 93 10 Do. end month.... 93 25 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 75 Credit Mobilier 1060 Do. end raonth 1062 50 Bank Shares 3310 Credit Fancier Roman Italian Loan . 67 90 Do. end month.... 68 15 New ditto Do. end month.... Russian Austrian Spftnieh Threes.. Efome Debt Deferred RA IL' Orleans Northern 'era. - Cash. Account. 1005 .. 1005 955 .. 955 New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 922 50 .. 927 50 New, ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian .. 375 Austrian Lmrbard North of Spain Saragossa 585 .. 585 Ditto to Barcelona ....... ..... . Q ........ .._ CHINA. Oar latest advices state that Major Gordon still remains inactive, sufficient time not having elapsed for him to have received an annver from Pekin. The Imperialists are operating 'without his assist ance, and also without success. The Futae has made several attempts to make his peace with Major Gordon, even to the extent of sending over his English subordinate, Macartney, to try to win the major back. The Imperialists, after having taken Woosih, puehed on to Chang-chow - fu, which is 40 miles further on, and situated on the Grand Canal. The attack upon this city was a failure, with considerable loss. Another Imperial defeat is recorded as having occurred near Chinkiang, on the Yargteze. With regard to Soochow, the Futae is engaged in clearing out the rebel population in order to make room for the legitimate inhabitants, whom he hopes to attract back to the place. The thousands of poor people who have been carried off at different times by the rebels from all parts of the country, and who now occupy Soochow, are being shipped off to their own provinces at government expense, and a voluntary contribution of 500,000 taels has been advertised for to defray this expenditure. Intelligence from Ningpo is to the effect that the siege of Hangchow had been advanced so far as to warrant an assault being made about the 25th January ; but we are without information as to whether that final step had been taken. All the stockades had fallen to the Franco-Chinese force. Adviees from Pekin are to Dec. 12, but they con tain nothing of importance. Communication by water was closed for the winter. From Shanghae the chief items of news refer to the continued prevalence of lawlessness, to which the name of " rowdy ism" is applied. The scheme for a railway between Shanghae and Soochow, to which attention was drawn about a year ago, is coming to maturity, the authorities at Pekin having been petitioned on the subject. A violent outrage had been perpetrated by a dis affected mob upon an assembly of native Christiana who were att en di ng serv ice in the chapel of the American Methodi s t Episcopal Mission at Fuhchau. Th e A mer i can and English consuls had taken up the matter, with the view of obtaining redress from the local authorities. At last advices, however, they had not succeeded in bringing the offenders to justice. From the other ports of China there is no news of importance. THE LATE MR. TIIACKERAY.—On Saturday there was a private view of the house and effects of the late William Makepeace Thackerty at Kensington, when a great number of persons availed themselves of the oppor tunity to inspect th e mans i o n so lately occupied by the great of English lishz a i e t k er ey .raT,haendhaougsree,aat portion of the s is well known, was built but a few years back under th e personal furni turesuperinten- dence and fittings were planned by him. The extensive library and the room in which the deceased gentleman wrote were the principal points of attraction, and there is no doubt that at the sale this week by Messrs. Christie and Manson the books with which the shelves are filled will be keenly contested for. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS, -31r. J. Church has been appointed unpaid Vice. Consul at Pau (in France), in the room of Mr. Taylor, deceased. Mr. Leadley has resigned his situation as first clerk at Marlborough-street police court, after several years' active service. Mr. John Freda rick Nokes (now secon d c l er k a t Southwark police-court) has beeu promot e d t o be first clerk at Marlborough -street police-court, vic e L ea dl ey, res i gn ed. — Observer, Two OF THE LARGEST GUNS IN THE WORLD are about to be manufactured at Pittsburg in the United Stites. They will carry round shots of I,ooolb. each, have a bore of 20 inches diameter, and weigh about 20 tons each. The two gut will coat aintit 812,000, AMERICA. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] The royal mail steamship Africa arrived at Queenstown at noon on the 13th March. She brings 62 passengers, and 97,234 in specie. The Africa landed 66 sacks mails and seven passengers, and proceeded immediately. All well. She experienced easterly weather during her passage. (Via Roohe's Point.) NEW YORK, March 1 (Evening). General 11eade's army crossed the Rapidan on Saturday (27th ult.), moving in the direction of Itichtnond. It is rumoured that a large Federal cavalry force is operating in Lee's rear. Confederate telegrams to the 25th ult. assert that General Sqerman's advance had reached the Pearl River on its return to Vicksburg. The Federal cavalry from Memphis were unable to form a junction with General Sherman. They penetrated to West Point, where an engagement ensued, the Federals retreating to Memphis with the loss of three guns. During the retreat the Con federates seriously harassed the Federal rear. General Longstreet is still retreating towards Virginia. The Federal repulse in Florida is confirmed. They fell into an ambuscade, and after a three hours• engagement they retreated on Jacksonville, with the loss of 1,200 men and 5 guns. The Con federates advanced to Baldwin, which they were preparing to attack. The Federals were entrenched six miles from Jacksonville. • The loan bill reported on by the committee of ways and means has passed the House of Repre sentatives. The draft is ordered to take place in New York on March 10. The Bremen has arrived out. (By Telegraph to Halifax.) NEW YORK, March 3 (Morning). General Meade's forward movement was a feint to cover a cavalry raid by Kilpatrick in General Lea's rear. Kilpatrick is moving in the direction of Rich mond, thereby cutting General Lee's railroad and telegraphi3 communications, and he has instruc tions to attempt to release the Federal prisoners at Richmond. It is reported that Genaral Butler is making a co-operation movement against Richmond by way of the peninsula. Nothing authentic is known of the movements of General Sherman. Southern journals report that on the 22d he was near Tombigbee River. Bishop Polk has retired across the Tombigbee River, ready to attack Sherman if he crossed. Southern advices to the 27th ult. assert that the Federals had been repulsed before Dalton, and had retreated beyond Tunnel Hiil towards Chicka mange. The Federal repulse in Florida is confirmed Admiral Farragut bombarded Fort Powell, Mo. bile, on the 23d. In the Senate the appointment of General Gran as lieutenant-general has been confirmed. Money easy; gold 60} per cent. prem. NEW YORK, March 3 (Evening). Bishop Polk reports that on the 23d Gen. Sher man was retreating from Meridian in two columns towards Vicksburg. The Free State ticket has been elected io Louisiana. Instructions have been received by the American consul at St. John's to procure the extradition of the Chesapeake pirates. The Canada has arrived at Halifax. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, March 1 (Evening). Money easy—gold, 591 per cent. prem. Exchange on London, 1743—0 n Paris, 3.23. Stocks quiet. New York Central, 1351,--Illinois shares, 1331 — Erie, 114; 6 per Cent United States Bonds, 1101. Cotton heavy. Middling Upland, 79c. to 80c. Pe troleum—crude, 27i to 291—refined, 47k to 49i. NEW YORK, March 3 (Evening). Money - easy. Gold has advanced i❑ consequence of the war rumours, and is now quoted 611 per cent. prem. Exchange on London, 176—0 n Paris, 3.171. Stocks firm, and advancing. New York Central . 136 —lllinois, 1341—Erie, 117-6 per Cent. United States Bonds, 1116. Cotton steady. Middling Up land, 78c. Flour and wheat advancing. Corn dull. Provisions steady. Cuffee dull. Sugar very firm. Molasses inactive. Petroleum slightly firmer; crude, 281 to 30—refined, 474 to 50. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY AND THE LATE JUDGMENT.—The Primate has addressed the follow ing letter to the Rev. W. H. Trendell, of Tan-y-Bwlcb, Carnar von : " Lambeth Palace, S., March 4. "Dear Sir,—l wish it to be generally understood that, in assenting to the reversal of the judgment of Dr. Lush ington on the subject of eternal punishment in the case of Mr. Wilson, I did so solely on technical grounds, inasmuch as the charge against him on this point was so warded that I did not think it could be borne out by the facts. "The eternity of punishment rests, according to my mind, on the same ground as the eternity of blessedness ; they must both stand or fall together; and the Church of England, as I maintain, holds both doctfines clearly and decidedly. " Believe me yours faithfully, " C. T. CANTUAR." Loss OF THE LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK PACKET SHIP LUCY THOMPSON.—LIVERPOOL, Saturday,— By the arrival of the mail steamer China on Monday last we received aecounts of the arrival at New York of several ships from this side of the Channel in a very crippled con dition in consequence of the fearful gales which swept the Atlantic in the early and middle parts of the last month. Th's morning a telegram was received here by Messrs. Gaiob, Grimshaw and Co., the American emigration agents, of whose line the Lucy Thompson was one, stating that the French barque Deo Cognate had put into that port and just landed eighteen of the crew of the ill-fated American vessel. The crew were at once communicated with by telegram, and the results of the inquiries are as fol lows :—The Lucy Thompson, under the command of Capt. Crocker, with a full manned ship of for y• eight men, left New York for Liverpool on the 16th of February last. A few days after leaving New York the vessel encountered very severe weather, the sea frequently sweeping the decks. The storm, or series of storms, continued with unabated fury. and some days prior to the 23d ult., when the vessel was abandoned, the ship had been making water rapidly, having no doubt sprung a leak, and when Captain Crocker and his crew left her—both commander and crew being much exhausted by exposure and working the pumps—she had six feet of water in her hold, When the vessel was abandoned she was 800 miles to the westward of Cape Clear. The crew were picked up by the Deo Cognate and the T. M. Mills, the latter ship proceeding to New York with the remainder of the crew, while, as we betore stated, the Deo Cognate landed eighteen at Queenstown this morning. A rumour was prevalent here this afternoon, stated to be founded on the strength of a telegram from Queenstown, that Captain Crocker was killed, whilst another says that he was drowned. The Lucy Thompson was owned in New York by Messrs. Thompson and Nephews, and was a 1,575 ton ship. We understand that the vessel was partly, if not wholly, insured. THE EXHIBITION OF MULREADY'S PICTURES which was opened to the public on Saturday, at the South Kensington Museum, will be free on the same days as the Museum, i.e., Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, from 10 a,m. till p.m. On Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fri days, from 10 a.m. till 5 p m., the fee of sixpence is de manded. The collection is placed in two of the upper rooms, close to the Sheepshanks Gallery. One of these rooms con tains about 120 oil pictures; the other about 250 frames, containing probably nearly 1,000 sketches and studies on paper, either with water colour, pen and ink, pencil, black, white, and ted chalks, on white or coloured papers. Among the studies is a large number of the famous drawings from the life, made in the Royal Academy and elsewhere, which, as examples of the knowledge the artist possessed of form and of the means by which he acquired that knowledge, leave nothing to be desired ; as works of Art these stand foremost of their kind.•—dtlaenceut», MR. CHARLES KEAN.—We regret to state that the overland mail which arrived on Saturday night brings intelligence that Mr. Charles Kean had been suffer ing from a serious illness. At one time some fears were entertained as to his recovery; but letters received from Mrs. Kean, dated Jan. 22, state that her gifted husband was then oat of danger. The illness of Mr. Kean has, how• ever, put an end to his engagements in Australia, the doc tors being unanimous in recommending that so soon as he can be removed with safety he must leave Sydney for the Mauritius. This would be a step in the direction homewards, it having been Mr. Kean's original intention to return to England ry the cverland route. DEATH OF SAM COWELL. This well-known comedian and comic vocalist expired on Friday evening, at Blandford, in Dorset, from consumption. Deceased, who was 4 3 year has left a large family. The Loss of the Bohemian. Papers received by the Hibernian give additional particular respecting the evidence adduced at the inquest which was held upon the bodies of some of the unfortunate passengers who were drowned through the wreck of the Montreal ocean steamship Bohemian, which took place in Caseo Bay, off the shore of Cape Elizabeth, on the 221 of February last. Washington Stetson, a pilot on the steamer Montreal, of the Portland and Boston line, said they passed the Bohemian on the night of the disc aster, at about eight o'clock. She was apparently heading north-east, and he thought she was farther to the westward than she ought to be. She fired rockets and blue lights, as was customary when waiting for a pilot. Ho thought the Bohemian was a mile and a half outside of them, and they were about half a mile from the Cape. She appeared to be going ahead very slowly. He thought, from her position, she could see the cape lights, but, as there was a haze or vapour in the atmosphere, the lights looked further off than they really were. Had she fired a gun they would have supposed her in distress, as they considered her to be too near the shore. Capt. Borland, the commander of the ill fated ship, stated that shortly after seven o'clock on the evening of the disaster he saw Cape Elizabeth lights, and judged that they were about eight miles from land ; but, as the weather was hazy, he went slow and then dead slow. Having put look-outs upon the forecastle and aloft, he went below for the purpose of consulting his chart, it being then about eight o'clock. He subsequently went on deck, and just as he did so the vessel struck on the Alden's Rock. Shortly after the ship struck the engineer reported that she was making water very fast, and he ordered full steam to be put on, and directed her head for the shore, for the purpose of beach ing her. She had not run ten minutes, however, before the fires were drowned out. The anchors were let go, and the boats got in readiness to save the passengers. When the latter saw that the boats were being lowered, they rushed towards them with frantic eagerness, and filled the boats before they reached the water, the consequence of which was that confusion prevailed, and the boat belonging to the chief officer was swamped while being lowered and those in her fell into the sea. The various offi , cers behaved with steadiness, and stood to thefr boats, endeavouring to drive the frightened pas sengers out of them until they were safely lowered, but they had great difficulty is so doing. The diffi culty of saving the passengers was greatly increased through the thick fog which prevailed. When the boats were pushed off, the captain, boatswain, three of the crew, and seventy or eighty of the pas sengers were left on board. Fifty of the women and children were got into the foretop, the water being then over the forecastle head. Although some of the boats were not full, the crew refused to pull alongside and take any more, and No. 2 boat was swamped. After a lapse of three hours two boats came back to the wreck, when the remaining passengers were safely got to land. The captain, upon reaching the shore, turned his attention to sea that the passengers were housed and cared for. Captain Edward Stone, of Kennebunk, who was on board the Bohemian when she struck, gave evi dence upon that paint, and also a rather curious opinion as to what he considered "interference" with the captain of the vessel. He had no con versation with Captain Borland respecting the danger they were in, although he did express his fears to Captain Wells, one of the passengers ; to which Captain Wells replied that the commander knew where he was best. He (Captain Stone) did aot consider it to be his duty to advise Cap- tain Borland. "He would not have told the captain if he had known for certain that she was going on to the rocks, as it was not his place. He would rather run the risk of his life and those o: the passengers." He was not surprised when she struck, as he heard some one say he saw the buoy cen minutes before. The other part of Captain Stone's testimony agreed with that of the captain of the vessel in regard to what was done after she struck, and the efforts made to save the passengers. He thought one or two of the boats ought to have 'aken more passengerß, as they wero not full, or rescued some of the drowning. He assisted in get- ring out the boats, and retrained on board until the tast boat left. It was about half tide, and, if it had been one hour later she would have gone over the rock without touching. He did not see either officers or men under the influence of iquor during the voyage. Mr. Trocks, the first Aficer of the Bohemian, testified that he was on deck at the time the lights were made, when they were steering N.W. by W., and changed their course to N. and N. by E. and ran that course half an hour before she struck. The engines worked about 15 minutes, but he could not tell how far she went before she sank. The cause of losing so many pas sengers from No. 2 boat was that one end was let down suddenly, throwing the passengers out. Ropes and ladders were thrown out, but the passen gers seemed too much exhausted to make any effort to save themselves. A boat came round, but could do little to save them on account of the swell. The jary returned a verdict to the effect that the sinking of the Bohemian was " caused by her collision with Alden's Rock at about eight o'clock on the evening of the 22d of February, when running at the rate of one and one half to two and two and a half knots per hour. The collision was owing, Ist, to an error in th© judg ment of Captain Borland as to the distance from Cape Elizabeth lights, which were then visible; 2d, that, even had the steamer been where Captain Borland supposed her to be, it would have been a course of wisdom and caution to have taken a more eastward direction than he did take, till Portland light was made; 3d, that said collision would not probably have occurred had there been a bell-boat On Alden's Rock ; 4th, that though the weather was mild and calm, and two steamers were overdue, while another was expected, the pilot employed by the owners of the line was not in a position to observe the signals made by the steamer. Most of the passengers were drowned, thirty in all, in con sequence of the swamping of a boat while launched. A boat, known as No. 6, left the chip when but partially filled with passengers, And, though repeatedly ordered back by the officers, refused to return, and this refusal con tributed to increase the loss of life." The jurors add that, "after the steamer struck, every officer con- nected was at his post, and officers and men worked with energy and good judgment rarely equalled, and never surpassed, to avoid the loss of life, and to secure the passengers from threatened death. The Steamship Company are specially worthy of com• mendation for their efforts for the recovery of the bodies of the drowned, and in defraying the ea• penses connected thereupon ; and the Steamship 'Company, the Board of Trade, and citizens of Port land and the citizens of Cape Elizabeth have been most earnest and untiring in their efforts to relieve the suffering% of those around, and to forward them to their several destinations." When the Hibernian left the Bohemian was still firmly fixed on a rock, with from 30 to 50 feet of water under the bow and stern, the centre of the vessel only touching. The arrangements were nearly ready for raising her, and the wreckers were confi dent of success. INCREASE OF PAY TO THE METROPOLITAN POLICE. —On Saturday a notice was issued to the Metro politan Police, signed by Sir Richard :Nlayne, stating that at his recommendation Sir George Grey had sanctioned an increase of pay to some of the men of the above force. The notice has already given great dissatisfaction to the ser geants, who will only receive 2s per week more than the first class constables. At present there aro SOO sergeants receiving 24s 6d per week, and out of this number 130 are to be raised to 25s 6d per week. The other alterations are 500 men, who joined in the year 1342, are to receive 22s per week ; 2,688. 21s. ; 700, 20s ; and 400, 19s per week. Upon an average each sergeant has to pay weekly 2s 6d per week to tha widows of deceased sergeants, while a constable only pays one penny to the widow of a dead constable ; so that, by this alteration, in many cases a sergeant will receive sixpence less per week than a first class constable. The sergeants who aro to be raised the shilling per week are to be principally those that are engaged in the duties of acting inspectors. All men who now join the police aro told that they will have to be in the force 30 years before they are entitled to a pension. Formerly it was 15 years they had 1 to servo leforo they could claim their pension. Crinrot I, C I 'Mita tit 4 4,44+ HER MAJESTi'S LEVEE. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by command of the Queen, held a levee, on Satnrjay, at Sr. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty. Presentations to his Royal Highness at this Court are to be considered by the Queen's pleasure as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended by his gentlemen i❑ waiting, arrived from Marlborough House about two o'clock, and was received by the great o fficers of State of the Queen's Household. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred (attended by Major Cowell), his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge (attended by his E querry, Col. Tyrwhitt ), and his Highness Prince John of Glucksburg (at"' !ended by Baron Guldenerone) were present at the levee. Her Majesty's body guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the State Saloons, under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel Sir William Topham, the lieutenant of the corps. The Yeomen of the Guard on duty were under the (command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sutton, the adjutant of the corps. The Prince of \Vales entered the Throne Room accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, his Royal Highness the Duke of Carr bridge, his Highness Prince John of Giucksburg, and attended by the Earl of St, Germans, G.C.8., Lord Steward ; Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., Lord Chamberlain ; the Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse; Lord Alfred Paget, M.P., Clerk Marshal ; Viscount Bury, MX., Treasurer of her Majesty's Household ; Vis• count Castlerosse, M.P., Vice-Chamberlain ; the Marquis of Abercorn, Acting Groom of the Stole ; Lord De Tabley, Lord in Waiting to the Queen ; Lord Alfred Hervey, Lord in Waiting to the Prince; Lieutenant- General Knollys, Comptroller and Trea surer of the Prince's Household; Lieut.-General Sir Henry Bentinck, K.C.8., Groom in Waiting to the Queen ; the Hoe. R. H. Meade, Groom is Waiting to the Prince ; Major-General F. Hugh Seymour, Equerry to the Queen ; Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, Equerry to the Prince, and the pages of honour in waiting—Mr. H. I. Loftus and Mr. Paget. The Archduke Maximilian of Austria. SUNDAY, March 13. His Imperial Highness the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, the future Emperor of Auttria, accom' panied by the Archduchess and a numerous suite, arrived at Calais, by special train from Paris, this morning, at 1 o'clock, and embarked immediately' on board a special steamer, the Breeze, the last neSP• mail steamship of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. The Breeze, against a strong tide and wind, perfrrmed the voyage to Dover in two hours. On arrival at Dover their Imperial Highnesses proceeded to the Ship Hotel, and partook of break fast, and at 4 o'clock left by special train on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway for London , arriving at Victoria Station at 5.50 a.m., the die' tance from Dover to London, 78 miles having been run in one hour and 50 minutes. The Archduke and Duchess were received at Dover and accompanied to London by Mr. J. S' Martin, the superintendent of the London , Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. The suite consisted of the Countess Zichy, th e Countess Trolonich, the Baron Dupont, thy ilsr' quis Corio, the Count Luzow, and the Chevalie r Scherzenlechner. On arrival at Victoria Station the Imperial poll proceeded at once to the Clarendon Hotel, Wher e apartments had been engaged for them. The Archduke has been travelling in strict incor nito, under the title of Count Lacroma ; cense' quently, all the usual receptions and salutes hale been dispensed with. At an early hour yesterday their Imperial WO' nesses proceeded to Marlborough-house, to pal ° visit to the King of the Belgians, the venerable father of the Archduchess. Later in the day the Princess of Wales drove o il with the Archduchess. Their Imperial Highnesses dined with the Prin ce and Princess or Wales last night at Marlboroug h. ' house, to meet the King of the Belgians. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge Was honoured by the company of his Majesty the King of the d B e lgians and their Royal Highnesses the Prince an Princess of Wales at dinner last evening at Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of CO; bridge and the Princess Mary, the Grand D uc hess °' Mecklenburg•Strelitz, and a select party were the 1110 trious guests. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party on Friday evening at her royal hig ie ness's residence at St. James's Palace. p5 l PRINCE ARTHUR AT ALDERSHOT.—His Highness Prince Arthur visited Aldershot Camp on Satt il ; day morning, when the troops, under the command of Veil,: General Sir J. L. Pennefather, were put through a var el, of manoeuvres. The attention of his Royal Highness 'OO directed to the mode of lassoing guns, as practised by mounted troop of the Royal Engineers, and also the co' ' struction of a pontoon bridge. The Duke of Newcastle is said to be progressil favourably. His grace has taken the Countess of Caledoool house on Carlton House-terrace for the season, and r i take possession at Easter. The Dowager Duchess of Beaufort and L 3 4.1 Geraldine Somerset arrived at their residence in like: street, Berkeley-square, on Saturday , from spending Old, ral weeks with the Duke and Duchess of Beau:ort at 13' minton. Earl Craven has left town for Coombe Ab bey ' near Coventry. The countess and daughter arrived they; on Saturday from visiting the Earl of Sefton , and ~,ti3l4 Countess and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, at Croxtet h near Liverpool. Lord Albert P. Clinton, R.N., of her Majo t l, ship Nile, has arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley - 4116' from the North American station. 10 ° Lord Edward P. Clinton has arrived at the 0 a hotel from Canada. T Right 110 ,u, M.P. _tie .on. Edward Cardwell, Mrs. Cardwell received the Earl de Grey and a 700 party at dinner on Saturday evening, at their 1100 Eaton•E glare. Shakspereana, APPROXIMATE NUMBER Of ENGLISH OHAKSP,- ea 10, PUBLICATIONS, 1591-1830.—Collected editions of the O r o) 82; separate plays or poems, 312; altered copies ef plays, 71 ; spurious plays, 33; commenter ies, 280 ; 1 6 ° 91 , of unknown date (at least) 14. Approximate tot al (l 1830), 792. Of late years the publication of separate I);ifie may have fallen off, but the complete editions or tolcc e : re a. issues of the same editor's copy have become so nu tu r et o that an exact estimate could hardly be formed. TlOJ e cl? Exhibition of 1851 called forth at least eight coropla w re st lions ; and, at the present moment, the Shakspereito POI is probably more active than ever before. Betweell Atl and 1860 I have counted nearly 300 English and 100 fo r It publications, making our total lowest estimate I,26tad would not be safe, however, to say that a Shakgpere could be complete under 2,000 separate works, 1316)g good deal more than 2,000 volumes.—Athenceum. MR. CRESWICK has undertaken a commission fro' o rtf' Gambart to paint six landscapes of scenes in the neigh' titl! hood of Stratford-on-Avon which are associated wiPO life of Shakspere : these will comprise-1. Charle coo dole 2. The Forest of Arden ; 3. The Church at Stratfor free, Avon; 4. Ann Hathaway's Cottage; 5. The Towof cvo ro the river; 6. The same . , from the Church, These are to be published in chromo-lithography. g •A ' S ILA K SPE RE COMMEMORATION PERFORMAI4C!,.n.dO numerous gathering of the managers of the various wo-pet4 theatres took place at the rooms of the National 5 113 % tl O Committee, 120, Pall-mall, on Saturday last, to a rreab j otf time for the performances handsomely promised to 1 , , ,r a 5 0 t ,i r in aid of the Monument Fund. Mr. Beejatra l ne`' (Adelphi and St. James's), who had kindly cal'epetie the meeting by circular, presided, and the followiag l o tea . men, amongst others, were present :—Mr. J. D. $10 11 ; (Haymarket), Mr. G. J. Vining (Princess's), gasBri's;Aleitt" nerd and Anderson (Surrey), Mr. Robert Edga r roag" c l Wells and National Standard), Messrs. 5w 313... . ° ), a l) (Strand), Messrs. Frampton and Fenton ( Mr. S. Lane (Britannia). It was reported that gefir. 4 Falconer and F. B. Chatterton (Drury-lane), alladecisi Fechter (Lyceum), would gladly concur in any as come to. After some considerable discussion it w ft ee eo tively settled that the best time for such perforctodil4 take place would be during the weeks commencing tl9 April 18, and ending Saturday, April 30, aa d ,d tlO t e ttlt should take place accordin b e gly. It was understtoope.rii performances would as tar as practicable be S'`., io to' e tbe.t performances, and in one or two cases, where 1 t 7 o peela' Vote given on or very near the night of the 23d, resting features will be imported into them. thanks to Nr. Webster closed the proceedings. Victoriooo.